Josh Berry is a 23-year-old Hendersonville, Tenn., native. He began racing go karts in Tennessee at eight years old. Berry moved to Legends cars in 2006, becoming the INEX Tennessee State Semi-Pro champion in 2007. He notched track championships at Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tenn. in 2007 and 2009. Berry began driving for JR Motorsports’ Late Model program in 2010. In 2012, he earned the team’s first track championship at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va. Berry currently leads the Late Model Stock points standings at Hickory(N.C.) Motor Speedway on the strength of five victories. He has also won at Southern National Motorsports Park (Lucama, N.C.) this season. Berry made NASCAR K&N Pro Series East starts at Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, S.C.) and Richmond International Raceway earlier this year to be approved for Nationwide Series competition. Tackle Grab, the leading online subscription box service for the recreational and sport-fishing industry, will be featured as primary sponsor of Berry’s #5 Chevy. Berry becomes the seventh driver to make their Nationwide Series debut in a JR Motorsports Chevrolet. He joins Steve Arpin, Richard Boswell, Chase Elliott, Danica Patrick, Andy Pilgrim and Austin Theriault on that list. In their Nationwide Series debuts this season, Elliott and Theriault each earned 15th-place finishes.(JR Motorsports)
